Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP was 0.0195 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2021. ▼ Falling
Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in Afghanistan, 2004–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current USD per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.0195 current USD per US$ of GDP for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in 2021.
The figure is up 39.3% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0239 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0102 current USD per US$ of GDP, in 2017.
Afghanistan ranks 68th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | current USD per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0239 current USD per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2005 | 0.0198 current USD per US$ of GDP | -17.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0188 current USD per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0225 current USD per US$ of GDP | +19.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0238 current USD per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0203 current USD per US$ of GDP | -14.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0188 current USD per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0183 current USD per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.012 current USD per US$ of GDP | -34.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0108 current USD per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0131 current USD per US$ of GDP | +21.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0104 current USD per US$ of GDP | -20.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0103 current USD per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0102 current USD per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.011 current USD per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 0.012 current USD per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 0.014 current USD per US$ of GDP | +16.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0195 current USD per US$ of GDP | +39.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0215 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0188 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0239 current USD per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.0127 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0102 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0188 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0168 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.014 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0195 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 65 Sweden 0.0199 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 66 Albania 0.0198 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 67 Mozambique 0.0198 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 69 Australia 0.0192 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 70 Netherlands 0.0191 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 71 Belarus 0.019 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
More public sector data for Afghanistan
- Arms imports 65.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0046 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -71.86 % change on previous year (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 65.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 6.96 current USD per person (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -0.4743 % change on previous year (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 278.25 million current USD (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 99.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 426.62 current USD per square kilometre (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in Afghanistan?
- Military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in Afghanistan was 0.0195 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0239 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2004.
- What is the lowest military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0102 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2017.
- How does Afghanistan rank for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp?
- Afghanistan ranks 68th out of 166 countries with data for 2021.
- Is military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Military expenditure (current USD) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Military expenditure (current USD) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.